Director, Quality & Patient Safety — Zero Harm Leader

Adventist Health; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health in California seeks a senior leader to advance organizational excellence in safety, quality, and performance improvement. You will oversee programs that prevent harm, promote high reliability, and drive measurable outcomes across the system in partnership with executives, physicians, and clinical staff.

This role leads the Patient Safety Plan and related initiatives, supervising data systems and analytics to report quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration, Nursing, Public Health, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Seven years of health care or related experience.
• Five years of leadership experience in quality, patient safety, performance improvement, or healthcare administration.
• Clinical background.
• CPHQ/CPPS/Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification required within two years of hire.
• CPHQ/CPPS/Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leaders and the Board to establish strategic priorities for quality, safety, and performance improvement.
• Provide expert consultation on quality systems, patient safety practices, and national performance standards.
• Lead deployment of the Patient Safety Plan and related programs; oversee reporting systems and root cause analysis.
• Foster a culture of safety with action plans and health equity initiatives.
• Develop and monitor safety goals and metrics, aiming for zero preventable harm.
• Provide leadership for QAPI and organization-wide performance improvement initiatives.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop Quality and Patient Safety staff.
• Partner with System Quality and Patient Safety to oversee data systems for quality and outcomes.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Clinical background

Strategic partnership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration, Nursing, Public Health, or related field

Seven years of health care or related experience

Five years of leadership experience in quality, patient safety, performance improvement, or healthcare administration

CPHQ or CPPS or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification (required within two years of hire)

CPHQ or CPPS or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LGB) certification

Job description

Adventist Health in California seeks a senior leader to advance organizational excellence in safety, quality, and performance improvement. You will oversee programs that prevent harm, promote high reliability, and drive measurable outcomes across the system in partnership with executives, physicians, and clinical staff.

This role leads the Patient Safety Plan and related initiatives, supervising data systems and analytics to report quality outcomes.